aspenhill's blog: Planting Tally

Friday
I met my goal yesterday to finish planting all of the new perennials/small shrubs that I've acquired so far this year and a few left from 2023 that were in the staging area. Last night before going to bed, I did a quick tally of the total - a whopping 109 in the ground in what amounts to four days dedicated to planting! I used my "Laura version" power planter auger and that sure does make a difference for me. I made several purchases locally and via mail order, but most of the plants were from the annual spring amish nursery excursion to Connestoga and Black Creek in East Earl, PA.

I added plants to 12 of my garden areas. A lot was added to the Lemon Garden, and then smaller amounts to the others. It is a lot of plants, but not really the big impact you think it would be when spread out like that. I am loving the way my gardens are looking as they mature over the years though.

Here is the rundown:
*Lemon Garden - 37 plants
5 Hellebores 'California Dreaming', 1 Hellebores 'Mont Blanc', 12 Erysimum 'Jubilee Gold', 1 Camellia 'Lemon Glow', 3 Trillium, 1 Chelone glabra, 1 pass along yellow corydalis, 5 Alchemilla mollis, 4 Galium odoratum, 2 Dianthus 'Hello Yellow', 2 Gaura 'Graceful Blush', and a bunch of Annie's liberated winter aconites

*Cherry Tree Nook - 7 plants
3 Hellebores 'French Kiss', 2 Hellebores 'True Love', 2 Hellebores 'Carlotta'

*Gazebo Garden - 5 plants
3 Hellebores 'Rosada', 1 Symphoricarpos sp 'Proud Berry', 1 Weigela Monet 'Purple Effect'

*Front Foundation Bed - 9 plants
6 Pulmonaria 'Raspberry Splash', 3 Heucherella 'Pink Revolution'

*Front Island Bed - 3 plants
1 Deutzia 'Magicien', 1 Clematis 'Princess Diana', 1 Clematis 'Rosalie'

*Arbor Retreat - 6 plants
6 Phlox Paparazzi 'Jagger'

*Hosta Haven - 5 plants
1 Hosta 'Stained Glass', 1 Hosta 'Twilight', 1 Hosta 'Yellow Polka Dot Bikini', 1 Hosta 'Wrinkle In Time', 1 pass along Hosta 'Empress Wu'

*Turret Garden - 11 plants
11 Lamium 'Purple Dragon'

*Pond Path - 17 plants
15 Hellebores Barry Glick strain
2 Pulmonaria 'Raspberry Frost'

*Dogwood Overlook - 5 plants
1 Tree Peony 'Rou Fu Rong', 1 Tree Peony 'Xue Ying Tao Hua', 2 Lobelia Starship 'Blue', 1 pass along campanula glomerata

*Millstone Fountain Garden - 1 plant
1 Podophyllum 'Spotty Dotty'

*Stumpery - 3 plants
3 Bergenia 'Peppermint Patty'

I will likely acquire more plants on and off as the gardening season progresses, but nothing like the big splurge in early spring. Now that the new acquisitions are planted, my focus for the next few weeks will be on what I call garden editing - i.e. digging and dividing overgrown plants and relocating/grouping self seeded plants. I was making numerous mental notes all week and will start that process on Monday. Today is a bit drizzly and I plan to putter in the greenhouse with up-potting a bunch of seedlings. Less exertion than all the perennial/small shrub planting for sure

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